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Personally a big change I’ve noticed about my own grocery shopping habits is that I spend more to get the high quality stuff. eg organic pasture raised eggs, g
by tempsy 4y ago
Personally a big change I’ve noticed about my own grocery shopping habits is that I spend more to get the high quality stuff.
eg organic pasture raised eggs, grass fed beef, grass fed dairy, etc.
There’s a lot more of this “premium” stuff than a few years ago. I suspect if it’s included in some average it will look like things are getting much more expensive when part of what’s happening is upscaling of a lot of items.
- borissk 4y agoSo you're saying that grocery prices today are mostly the same as they were in 2019?
- tempsy 4y agono i didn’t say that, i just mean that if there’s upscaling happening in eggs, meat, dairy then averages will look higher than if that wasn’t happening it’s still going to be higher, but not necessarily as much as it’s being portrayed if you’re buying conventional stuff
- borissk 4y agoGood for you and well done that you're able to afford to buy better stuff. But there's a big group of people that has a problem buying food now and didn't have that problem 5 years ago. I think on average probably the opposite of what you're suggesting is happening - people are buying cheaper goods, which to a small degree can mask the real price increase.
- tempsy 4y agothe egg section looks completely different now than a few years ago. clearly there is a lot of new demand for $10/dozen organic pasture raised no corn or soy eggs. these are options that weren’t even available even a few years ago.
- carlosjobim 4y agoThe "premium" stuff is what used to be average quality in the past, while the normal stuff has declined sharply in quality.
- tempsy 4y agonot really. the egg section did not look like this in the past. unless you shopped at a local farm you weren’t getting much more than organic cage free eggs at a grocery store. now you go to a regular store and find organic heirloom pasture raised no corn or soy fed eggs from a dozen different brands
- infinite8s 4y agoIf the label doesn't say "USDA Organic", then the labeling is unregulated and can say whatever it wants.
- nkurz 4y agoNot quite true. The USDA regulates descriptions of all eggs packed with a "USDA grade shield" whether organic or not. Not all USDA graded eggs are cage-free, and not all cage-free eggs are graded by USDA. But, eggs packed under a USDA Grade Shield and marketed as cage-free – or with any other production claim – must be source-verified by USDA through onsite farm visits, at least twice annually, to check that the laying hens are housed in the appropriate production system. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/09/13/usda-graded-cage-free-eggs-all-theyre-cracked-be https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2016/09/13/usda-graded-cage-...
- carlosjobim 4y agoYes, I agree with you on the eggs. And many other stuff have also improved massively.
- specialist 4y agoBeans & rice. And lots of veggies. A change I had intended to do since forever. The pandemic finally made it happen. Buying bulk minimizes my time shopping. And I was worried about food shortages. Food prep time is minimal. Pressure cooker FTW! FWIW, I shop at (sorted by dollar amount): Costco, local restaurant supplier, farmer's markets, and Amazon Prime. Online is for stuff or brands I can't source locally, eg my fave tahini and steel cut oats.